Effectiveness of smoking cessation methods for smokers in public health maternity clinics: Randomized trial

Extract: Little insight is available in the literature on how best to assist the pregnant smoker in public health maternity clinics to quit during pregnancy. A randomized pretest/posttest experiment was used to evaluate the effectiveness of two different self-help cessation methods. Three hundred an...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1985-12, Vol.75 (12), p.1389-1392
Main Authors: Windsor, R.A, Cutter, G, Morris, J, Reese, Y, Manzella, B, Bartlett, E.E, Samulson, C, Spanos, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
behavior modification
Biological and medical sciences
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Health Education - methods
Humans
lifestyle
Manuals as Topic
Maternal-Child Health Centers
Medical sciences
patient care
patient education
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
pregnant women
Prenatal Care
Prospective Studies
Public Health
Random Allocation
Saliva - analysis
Self-Help Groups
smoking (habit)
Smoking Prevention
therapeutics
Thiocyanates - analysis
Tobacco, tobacco smoking
Toxicology
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Summary:Extract: Little insight is available in the literature on how best to assist the pregnant smoker in public health maternity clinics to quit during pregnancy. A randomized pretest/posttest experiment was used to evaluate the effectiveness of two different self-help cessation methods. Three hundred and nine pregnant women from three public health maternity clinics were assigned randomly to one of three groups with one-third assigned to each: a control group; a group receiving the American Lung Association's Freedom From Smoking Manual; and those receiving A Pregnant Woman's Self-Help Guide to Quit Smoking. Using a saliva thiocyanate (SCN) and behavioral report at mid-pregnancy and end of preganacy to confirm cessation or reduction, 2 per cent in the control group quit and 7 per cent reduced their SCN levels substantially. Of the women who used the Guide, 14 per cent quit and 17 percent reduced their SCN levels substantially. Results of this trial indicate that health education methods tailored to the pregnant smoker are more effective in changing smoking behavior than the standard clinic information and advice to quit and/or the use of smoking cessation methods not tailored to the needs of the pregnant smoker. (author)
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.75.12.1389